Archive for September, 2009
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
While the words "community service" tend to bring up warm feelings of goodwill towards our neighbors, it's sometimes difficult to know where to begin, especially when the goal is to get children to think beyond themselves. However, there are simple things that you can do to encourage students to begin ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Dear Friends,
Last week I received a letter that ‘unmade’ my day. Written on official letterhead and signed by the CEO of a company, the letter firmly but politely stated that the use of the MyAwardMaker.com domain name was infringing on their trademark and that I must stop using it immediately!
I ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
If you have an extra bulletin board in your room, consider putting up an About Me Board. It’s a good way to get to know your students and for them to get to know each other.
Each Friday, choose one or two students by a random drawing for the About Me ...
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
"Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. ~Margaret Mead"
What would the world be without the warm and unconditional love of grandparents?
I was fortunate to have my grandfather in my life all the way through my teenage and early ...
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Even though the weather is starting to cool down in the US, I thought I'd highlight some of the tennis certificate templates that we created over the past couple of months. These templates are designed to work for both singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles and kids.
To see ...
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
School is in session - I can tell that by the "shape" of our site traffic when I look at the stats! I love patterns (as you can tell from some of the borders of the certificates) and I like looking for them in things around me (yes, I'm a ...
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
A fun craft at a party for children of any age are beaded necklaces. Even very young children (ages 2 1/2 and up) enjoy this activity.
Supplies
Yarn or heavy string cut into 32" lengths
Plastic beads (also called pony beads) in various colors
Beads with letters on them
Masking tape
Small containers to ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
We've been getting a lot of requests for specific types of certificates and while I'm sorry that we can't always create all of them, please know that they do go on a list and are considered. Here's one that we created after we received several emails asking for a chess ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Here's a fun craft for a birthday party or other celebration for a girl of any age. To create this banner, you'll need:
- A large piece of felt
- Smaller pieces of felt in various colors (often sold in 8" x 8" squares)
- Fine-tipped markers
- Cookie cutters in a variety ...
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
If you're having a get-together with little ones, this unusual treasure hunt is sure to be a hit.
Supplies:
* Brown paper lunch bags
* Plastic baggies
* Markers or crayons
* Stickers
* ...
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